Bigsound Is On The Way!
By Samuel J. Fell. Bigsound 2019: What, Why & Who To Listen To “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench,” the quote goes, “a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, […]
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Extra Out On The Weekend Sideshows
It’s about to rain goodness for Victorian fans of all things Americana and alt-country with the announcement of EXTRA shows by THE FELICE BROTHERS (with MOLLY TUTTLE and DEE WHITE), JIM LAUDERDALE and his band, […]
Patti Smith & John Prine For Bluesfest 2020!
Eight months before Bluesfest, located just outside Byron Bay, the First Artist Announcement has dropped. In what is a coup for the festival, Patti Smith, who fell in love with Australia when she toured in 2017, will return to […]
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HENRY WAGONS TO SALUTE WARREN ZEVON
Warren Zevon is the songwriter’s songwriter. Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen have covered his songs. Linda Ronstadt had massive hits with “Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me” and “Carmelita”. Jackson Browne was his producer. He called David […]
Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes Video – The Road
Following their successful European/UK tour, Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes have come up with a great video of their travels to accompany the single ‘The Road’. Since the single’s release in June, both ABC Local […]
Rainforest Festival, Sarawak
Rainforest World Music Festival (Sarawak, July 2019) By Chris Lambie On trips across Vietnam in 2012 and 2103, I was surprised to hear very little traditional music. The closest I came – outside Ha Noi’s […]
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Cowboy Junkies Announce May 2020 Tour
Canadian alt-country pioneers Cowboy Junkies will return to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 20 years in May 2020. Cowboy Junkies inadvertently started a revolution when they appeared in the late ‘80s. The […]
NEIL YOUNG WON’T BE DENIED: TUSCALOOSA
Neil Young’s Tuscaloosa Live recordings from The Loner’s craziest tour. By Michael Goldberg. “Neil had the wasted Charles Manson mountain man deal going, hair shaggy-uncombed past his shoulders, a wrinkled black-on-black striped film noir jacket, […]
Music Films At MIFF
The Melbourne International Film Festival is underway and features an array of music documentaries. For full details and tickets go to: miff.com.au. Here is what you can see. AMAZING GRACE Aretha Franklin was the daughter […]
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Billy Bragg One Step Forward One Step Back For 2020
Handsome Tours is thrilled to announce that Billy Bragg will be returning for a very special tour entitled One Step Forward. Two Steps Back. In each city Bragg will perform three unique shows on consecutive nights. The first […]